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Some of group charged with violating public health order, weapons and drug charges released – The Battlefords News-Optimist

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April 6, 2020

One of the seven remanded in custody facing numerous offences – including failing to comply with a public health order during the COVID-19 pandemic – was released after a brief court appearance.

Eleven people were arrested March 27 and charged with breaking the Saskatchewan Public Health Order that says no more than 10 people can gather at one time without maintaining a two-meter distance. They were also charged with numerous weapons and drug-related offences. Dedrick Stick was released March 30 after appearing in Meadow Lake Provincial Court. Seven of the 11 were initially remanded in custody.

The charges stem from an incident on March 27 when Loon Lake RCMP responded to a report at about 1:30 a.m. of a suspicious person knocking on the door of a residence in Loon Lake. RCMP say they got a description of the vehicle and it was a stolen black 2000 GMC Yukon SUV. They notified nearby detachments to be on the lookout for the SUV.